Director, Cloud Architecture (Network)

London Stock Exchange Group; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Head of Cloud Architecture to lead the strategy and design of their public cloud platforms. This pivotal role involves driving the migration of applications to the cloud, enhancing security, and simplifying technology landscapes. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise, strong leadership skills, and a proven track record in managing global teams. Join a diverse workforce dedicated to innovation and sustainability, and help shape the future of cloud technology in a dynamic financial environment.

Benefits

Healthcare

Retirement Plans

Volunteering Days

Wellbeing Initiatives

Qualifications

• Deep technical expertise with relevant infrastructure technologies.
• Proven experience in senior technology roles within large enterprise public cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive the migration of applications to the public cloud.
• Own the technical integrity and strategic roadmap of Cloud Networking.
• Act as a Cloud evangelist, promoting understanding of cloud benefits.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

Kubernetes

Agile

DevSecOps

Python

C++

AWS

Azure

GCP

Machine Learning

Tools

Istio

Serverless

Job description

Role Summary

Reporting into the Cloud and Productivity Engineering Organisation, this role will own and deliver the London Stock Exchange Group's public cloud & developer architecture. Innovation is central to this program, and the focus areas will evolve to meet business, security, and digital strategy needs.

The Head of Cloud Architecture will lead the strategy, design, and evolution of LSEG's strategic public and private cloud platforms. This role will also own, lead, and develop a global dispersed team responsible for cloud strategy & design, standards, processes, methodologies, and architecture to enable business innovation, simplify technology landscapes, and enhance operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

1. Drive the acceleration, adoption, and migration of applications to the public cloud, aiming to move the majority of the LSEG / Refinitiv estate to cloud environments.
2. Own the technical and architectural integrity and strategic roadmap of Cloud Networking, ensuring successful delivery of business and technical outcomes.
3. Retire or decommission data centers globally in favor of cloud-hosted environments.
4. Collaborate with the Group CISO and IT security teams to enhance security controls.
5. Leverage emerging and innovative cloud and development technologies to simplify the technology landscape, improve customer experience, and reduce costs.
6. Work with chapters to define cloud and developer service strategies, including standards, blueprints, processes, and patterns.
7. Act as a Cloud evangelist, promoting understanding of cloud benefits, challenges, and implications, and assisting teams in their cloud transition.
8. Build relationships across the Engineering community to establish and implement consistent architecture aligned with future technology needs, approved by relevant governance bodies.
9. Engage with cloud platform users and communicate with senior stakeholders, including up to C-Level executives.
10. Partially perform the role of Agile 'Product Owner' for the cloud platform.
11. Ensure feedback and learning are incorporated early and frequently.

Candidate Profile / Key Skills

1. Deep technical expertise with relevant infrastructure technologies.
2. Experience in areas such as SDLC, Platforms (Istio, Serverless, Kubernetes), Agile, DevSecOps, high-performance computing, machine learning, and polyglot programming languages (C, C++, C#, Java, Rust, Go, Python).
3. Proven experience in senior technology roles within large enterprise public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
4. Ability to lead technological and cultural change, promoting automation and infrastructure as a fabric for building.
5. Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and team-building skills, with experience in motivating global teams and fostering high-trust environments.
6. Knowledge of PaaS, SaaS, IaaS, cloud best practices, and latest industry developments.
7. Experience working in agile and DevOps cultures, with a good understanding of operating systems, network infrastructures, RDBMS, and infrastructure-as-code tools.

About LSEG

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider committed to driving financial stability, empowering economies, and enabling sustainable growth. Our culture is built on values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence, and Change, guiding our decisions and actions.

With a diverse workforce of 25,000 across 65 countries, we encourage individuality and innovation, supporting sustainability and inclusive economic growth. Our benefits include healthcare, retirement plans, volunteering days, and wellbeing initiatives.

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to non-discrimination and reasonable accommodations for religious practices, mental health, and physical disabilities.

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